School: Doire an Daimh (Derrindaffe) (roll number 10976)
- Location:
- Derrindaff, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Foghludha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 14_032
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- There lived a travelling poet about forty years ago. He was always travelling and he used to get lodgings in the houses. His name was Cotter na Gruaige and he used to compose ugly poetry about any person that did not give him nice lodgings. Any person do not know how he got the gift of poetry. He had long grey hair and he used to travel on a grey small pony.
One day he was passing the village of Duagh and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Quille
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrindaff, Co. Kerry
